Wednesday, January 30, 2008
This week we had our quiz and I was quite prepared for it. However, I did not score for it due to my carelessness. After the quiz we formed our assignment 2’s group and they are Benny, Guo Wei, Jeremy, Jarrett and me. The topic we’ve chosen is “Discuss the impact of drugs abuse on youths”. We thought this is a very interesting topic that we can work on as nowadays we can see so many youths addicted to drugs.
Purpose
Q: Are the aims of the website clearly stated?
A: Yes.
CoverageQ:What is the coverage of the site?
What subject areas and materials are covered?
A:
-ways of helping the youth to get out of the drug abuse
-ways to prevent youth from drug abuse
-campaigns
-community support program
-information on drug abuse
-donation
-volunteering opportunities
Q: Are the links to other sites useful?
A: Yes. It provides relevant information such as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which is related to the topic.
AuthorityQ: Is this an authoritative source?
A: Yes.
AccuracyQ: Are the facts accurate?
A: Yes. Their information are based on researches
Q: Does it use research as a basis?
A: Yes.
Q: Is it a factual site or one that contains an opinion?
A: Factual site
Currency
Q: Is the information up-to-date?
A: Yes. It has got newsletters and reports for recent years such as 2006 & 2007.
Q: Is it well-maintained?
A: Yes. The newsletters are categorized into the four seasons.
AccessibilityQ: Is the site easily accessible?
A: Yes. It is a user-friendly website
Q: Does it require registration and log-ins?
A: No.
Q: Are all the information accessible for FREE?
A: Yes. No fees required.
Presentation and ArrangementQ: Is the information well presented and arranged? Is the information clearly, consistently and logically presented and arranged?
A: Yes. They are well spaced out and easy for users to read.
Q: Are there any features such as site map, an index or a search facility?
A: No. There is no search facility.
UsabilityQ: Are there user support facilities?
A: Yes. Below shows that the website includes help-line as well as some self-test to allow the addicted teenagers to get help and realize their addiction respectively.
Overall Q: What is your overall impression of the quality of the website?
A: Informative, user friendly, updated, easily available, provide relevant links.
Labels: Practical 6A
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